All games are important in college basketball, but Saturday is the first day of March, and while that means the madness is just around the corner, the pressure is ramped up for teams trying to make the NCAA Tournament. Luckily, most teams on the fringe of the bracket in the latest USA TODAY Sports Bracketology don’t have matchups against high-caliber ...
The NHL trade deadline is rapidly approaching. So far, the NHL season had two blockbuster trades before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Mikko Rantanen was dealt by the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes and J.T. Miller was traded by the Vancouver Canucks to the New York Rangers. Also this season, the Avalanche have changed up their goaltending, and the ...
The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine continued Friday in Indianapolis, offering defensive backs and tight ends the chance to make or break their draft position. Projected first-round WR/CB Travis Hunter, CB Will Johnson and TE Tyler Warren were among the players who opted out of participating in drills on Friday, but there was no shortage of standout performers who took advantage of ...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s future as president of Ukraine was cast into doubt by longtime supporter Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, and others after the embattled leader got into a nationally televised spat with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office Friday. Graham’s call wasn’t the first time key Republicans have suggested Zelenskyy might need to step down, or ...
A little more than a month after a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, dozens of past and present stars of U.S. Figure Skating will host a two-hour exhibition Sunday to pay tribute to those who died in the crash. The tribute show, titled ‘Legacy on Ice,’ will feature dozens of the most well-known ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Miami quarterback Cam Ward is one of the top overall prospects at the 2025 NFL combine. Many believe Ward is the No. 1 quarterback in this year’s draft class. The 6-foot-2, 223-pound quarterback has a strong arm, good mobility and is an accurate thrower of the football. As a redshirt senior, he set Miami’s single-season record for passing ...
The egg aisle is anything but cheaper by the dozen these days — and that’s becoming a big problem ahead of the Easter holiday. The makers of Easter egg dye kits are bracing for the potential fallout if the egg shortage doesn’t begin to clear up before the April 20 holiday. For many companies that specialize in these activity sets, ...
Head football coach Deion Sanders and the University of Colorado have dramatically increased their investment in coaching the team’s offensive line after it gave up the most quarterback sacks in the Big 12 Conference in 2024 (43) and the second-most sacks in the nation in 2023 (56), according to records obtained by USA TODAY Sports. Since the end of last ...
Saturday’s NHL outdoor Stadium Series game has met a key ingredient: an iconic venue. The Columbus Blue Jackets are hosting the Detroit Red Wings at Ohio Stadium on the Ohio State campus. But there’s a bonus because the game is also important in the standings. After the Blue Jackets beat the Red Wings Thursday night, the teams are tied with ...
PHOENIX — Certainly, the man has a flair for the dramatic. Just when you wonder how Los Angeles Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani will recover from his offseason shoulder surgery, rehabbing not only his shoulder but also trying to pitch again at the same time, along comes a magical moment Friday night when you wonder if he should be wearing a ...